Archives - 10 October 2017, Tuesday

If you want to drive the absolute cleanest car possible – and if you’re reading this site, we’re willing to wager that you do – then you need to calculate the total well-to-wheels energy use of the car and everything you put into its tank or battery. When it comes to comparing types o...

Each state will develop practices to encourage electric car ownership; develop charging station operation standards; identify ways to incorporate charging stations into future building development; encourage automakers to stock more electric cars in the states; and minimize inconsiste...

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is an automotive enigma. It proudly flaunts its eco-friendly credentials, yet its factory-rated 25 miles of electric range simply pales in comparison to the 53 miles advertised by the Chevrolet Volt. I hopped into a Titanium Glow (think beige) 2017 Prius Pr...

2017 Tesla Model X Enlarge Photo Dubai, the second largest sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates, rose to riches thanks to abundant oil. With some of the lowest fuel prices in the world, SUVs and inefficient vehicles roam the flashy Emirati city en masse. However, ride-sharing service ...

On the road to locally emission-free driving, Daimler is continuing to pursue a three-lane drive system strategy involving electric vehicles, hybrid models and combustion engines. The company is taking a holistic approach to electrification under the new EQ technology and product bran...

Rolls-Royce Ltd has advanced a partnership with Google to continue building intelligent awareness systems, one of the first steps towards producing autonomous ships. According to Rolls Royce, which is more commonly known for automobiles, but which has also the marine propulsion divisi...

Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) and ZF, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, have partnered together to deploy a test fleet of autonomous delivery trucks, starting in 2018. DPDHL will outfit electric light trucks with the ZF ProAI self-driving system, based on NVIDIA DRIVE...

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Hyundai Motor has launched its first pure-electric car sharing service in metropolitan Amsterdam. With the supply of 100 IONIQ Electric vehicles Hyundai widely expands the offer for citizens and visitors to Amsterdam to drive completely emission-free. Based on the free floating concep...

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After announcing the 2018 Nissan Leaf in September, Nissan hinted that a Nismo variant was on the way to tap into a rather different electric car market. Now we've learned that a Nissan Leaf Nismo Concept is headed to the Tokyo Motor Show later in October, and that it will be more tha...

2015 Nissan Leaf, Denver, Colorado, Mar 2016 [photo: owner Andrew Ganz] Enlarge Photo Sometimes, the best information comes straight from the horseless carriage-owner’s mouth. If you want to learn just how good or bad an electric vehicle is, it makes sense to ask people who live with ...

Renault, Europe’s number one manufacturer of electric vehicles, has created a new subsidiary brand called Renault Energy Services that will focus on energy and smart-grid sectors, both of which are fundamental to the expansion of electric mobility. Renault Energy Services will functio...

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The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), a CaFCP member, recently recorded a second history-making event – 25,000 hours of continuous operation of a fuel cell electric bus. Just two years ago, the FCEB power plant set an international record for 20,000 hours of continuo...

The 52-56 mpg Toyota Prius Liftback is the best it’s ever been, and it is suffering its worst sales year since 2004. A car that has seen sales over 140,000 units in two years this decade has through the third quarter this year just 50,911 in the bag, and may finish the year at 70,000,...

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Green Car Journal announced its five finalists for the magazine’s prestigious 2018 Green Car of the Year award. The 2018 models include the Honda Accord, Honda Clarity , Hyundai Ioniq , Nissan LEAF and Toyota Camry. The announcement of the winner will take place at the Los Angeles Con...

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Seven Western states have a plan to build a fast-charge network covering 5,000 miles of interstate. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced the plan last Wednesday during his welcome address at the National Governors Association Energy Innovation Summit. The plan is the result o...